title: Privileged communication: an ethical and legal right of psychiatric clients.
abstract: This article reviews the ethical and legal issues posed by statutory privileged communication. It addresses the implications of privileged communication for advanced psychiatric/mental health nursing research, education, and clinical practice. The author highlights how advanced mental health practitioners do not have privileged communication, and reviews efforts to change this in the state of Maryland.
authors.forename: S B
authors.initials: SB
authors.lastname: Stern
mesh_terms: D003219:Confidentiality / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D004993:Ethics, Nursing; D006801:Humans; D028642:Persons with Psychiatric Disorders; D011568:Psychiatric Nursing / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence* / Q000592:standards; D014481:United States